13th Annual BWR Women of Power National Summit

Black Women Leaders & Allies Morning Power Table Talks | 13th Annual BWR Women of Power National Summit

Owning Our Power Table One: It’s Time to Participate, Organize & Vote in 2024

Topic: Pushing Back Against the Attack on Black Women & What Black Women Want for Our Vote in 2024

Moderator

Vanessa Williams, Journalist & Former Assistant Editor, The Washington Post

Viewing of “Elected and Unsafe” Short Film by Women’s Democracy Lab

Panelists

Muthoni Wambu Kraal, Interim Executive Director, Women’s Democracy Lab

The Honorable Alyia Gaskins, Member, Alexandria City Council

Helen Butler, Executive Director, Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda/GA BWR

Kara Turrentine, Project Manager, NCBCP Unity ’24 Power of the Ballot National Campaign, NCBCP

Mary Pat Hector, CEO, RISE, Black Youth Vote Alumni Member

Owning Our Power Table Two: Protecting Our Rights, Freedoms, Democracy & Fight for Justice

Topics: Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Workers Rights, Criminal Justice & Fair Sentencing

Moderator

Clayola Brown, President, A. Philip Randolph Institute

Panelists

Nicole Austin-Hillary, President & CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Abeni Bloodworth, President & CEO, Chromatic Black

Victoria Kirby Yorke, Deputy Director, National Black Justice Coalition

Ebonie Riley, Senior Vice President for Policy & Strategic Alliances, National Action Network

The Honorable Briana Sewell, Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates

Monica Simpson, Executive Director, Sister Song

Musical Interlude

Owning Our Power Table Three: Preserving Our History, Public Education & Access to Higher Education

Topics: Fighting Back Against the Attack on Black Women, Critical Race Theory, Black History, Public Education,

Access to Higher Education & Affirmative Action

Moderator

Monique Pressley, Host, Make It Make Sense

Panelists

Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley, President & CEO, NCNW

Holli Holiday, Esq., President, Sisters Lead, Sisters Vote

Jocelyn Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families

Julianne Malveaux, PhD, Economist, Author

Ashley Sharpton, Chair, National Action Network Youth Huddle

DeJuana Thompson, President & CEO, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

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